Stories from Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Monett City Council members rescinded a requirement that industries pave any future parking lots, instead of using gravel, which has been acceptable in the past. The 2012 ordinance drew criticism in recent months, prompting revisiting the issue. "Cost seemed to be the issue," said Mayor Jim Orr...

The Monett City Council moved closer to extending water service to the Monett Regional Airport, as council members voted to approve four additional easements along Highway 60 for extending a water main from the western city limits to the airport. All four easements, a distance of approximately four miles, were donated to the city...

Rachel Callison of Verona, with the Fire Sweep Simmentals Ranch, washed down Jade, one of her cattle, before heading home from the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia on Saturday.

The second annual Repurposed Faire, an event focusing on reusing decorative and building materials in new and artistic ways, will be held on Front Street in Monett, between Third and Fifth streets. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The event is hosted by Monett Main Street...

Pam Waltrip, the food service director for Opaa at the Verona school district, has been inducted into the food service company's President's Circle as part of the top 20 percent of Opaa's Directors of Nutrition Services. Waltrip received a bonus check, a framed certificate, an engraved apple award, symbolic of Opaa's logo, and other prizes...

A Mt. Vernon man was seriously injured Sunday in a wreck at about 4 p.m. on Highway 37 at Business 37, a mile-and-a-half north of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Paul Heisner, 46, of Mt. Vernon, was driving a 2005 Honda motorcycle northbound when a 1997 Ford Taurus being driven by Anthony Test, 20, of Cassville, failed to yield and caused him to hit the Taurus on its passenger side...

The Monett/Purdy Habitat for Humanity affiliate board will meet at 5 p.m. on Aug. 18 at the First Christian Church, Fourth and Wishart in Monett. A memorial service for those lost in the riot on Aug. 19, 1901 in Pierce City will be held at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday on the edge of the parking lot of city hall in Pierce City...

Monett High School welcomed football teams from McDonald County, Carl Junction and Carthage to Burl Fowler Stadium on Friday for the annual jamboree. The event served as a stress test before this week's season opener. For the Cubs, the results were a mixed bag. There were several reasons to be encouraged, but a few red flags also popped up...

The Pierce City football team went 4-6 in the first full year under returning Head Coach Brad Hocker. It was a season chocked full of adversity, and one that showed the coach and returning players exactly what they needed to do to get better this season...

The Monett student section was loud and proud Friday night at the football jamboree held at Burl Fowler Stadium, deeming the night as White Out Night.

Ernest Lee "Ernie" Spiva, 61, of Exeter, died at his home Sunday, Aug. 16. A celebration of life ceremony will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville...

Pauline Lenore Clanton, 81, of Wentworth, died at 9:55 a.m., Aug. 16, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. Burial will follow at Van Buren Cemetery near Wentworth. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Lakin Funeral Home...

Kara Nicolette Rhodes, 58, of Monett, died at 3:32 p.m. Friday, August 14, at her home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Local arrangements are under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.